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“EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S2048-S2049 on June 12.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated:
EC-1476. A communication from the Senior Congressional Liaison, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)'' (RIN3170-AA09) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1477. A communication from the Senior Program Manager, Bureau Veritas Technical Assessment, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Independent Assessment of Child Safety in Military Family Housing''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations.
EC-1478. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual National Defense Stockpile Operations and Planning Report''; to the Committees on Armed Services; and Appropriations.
EC-1479. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the biennial report to Congress on strategic and critical materials requirements for the National Defense Stockpile; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1480. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System President's Budget 2024 annual Selected Acquisition Report (SAR); to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1481. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Operational Contract Support (OCS) Outside the United States'' (RIN0790- AK81) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1482. A communication from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification that the export of the listed items to the People's Republic of China is not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1483. A communication from the Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Section 9(13) of the Federal Reserve Act''
(RIN7100-AG53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1484. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer , Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oil Spill Responsibility Adjustment of the Limit of Liability for Offshore Facilities'' (RIN1010-AE18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1485. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Slickspot Peppergrass (Lipidium papilliferum)'' (RIN1018-BE61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1486. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Egyptian Tortoise'' (RIN1018-BD04) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1487. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Subpart J Product Schedule Listing and Authorization of Use Requirements'' ((RIN2050-AE87) (FRL No. 4526-01-OLEM)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1488. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)'' (FRL No. 8223-02-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1489. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; West Virginia; Control of Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills''
(FRL No. 9329-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1490. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 9882-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1491. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New York; Particulate Matter Control Strategy'' (FRL No. 10144-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1492. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; VOC RACT for Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives and Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings'' (FRL No. 10168-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1493. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District''
(FRL No. 10645-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1494. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Revision Clean Air Act Section 110 Applicable Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)'' (FRL No. 10665-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1495. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Restriction of Particulate Matter to the Ambient Air Beyond the Premises of Origin'' (FRL No. 10815-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
EC-1496. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Domestic Content Bonus Credit Guidance under Sections 45, 45Y, 48, and 48E''
(Notice 2023-38) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2023; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1497. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice: Perpetual Trust Funds'' (Notice 2023-39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1498. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and Medicaid Integrity Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021''; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1499. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Additional Guidance for the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program under Section 4'' (Notice 2023-44) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Finance.
EC-1500. A communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the first session of the 118th Congress; to the Committee on Armed Services.
EC-1501. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to various countries; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1502. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to Turkiye; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1503. A communication from the Director of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fair Housing Rule, Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance Rule; Technical Correction'' (RIN3064-AF89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1504. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting seventeen (17) legislative proposals relative to the President of the United States' Fiscal Year 2024 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
EC-1505. A communication from the Biologist of the Branch of Domestic Listing, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Miami Tiger Beetle'' (RIN1018-BF38) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2023; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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